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| HER Number: | MDV20579 |
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| Name: | Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Prehistoric circular enclosure situated on a steep South-West facing slope overlooking the valley of an unnamed tributary of the River Teign. The enclosure is circa 15.2m in diameter, internally, surrounded by a bank up to 7.6m wide and 1.5m high. The enclosure is terraced into the hillside and may represent the site of a house platform.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 728 887 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78NW67
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1461696
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/70
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/70/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 36026
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV303391.
Des=ntas/castle drogo/(1985)9/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV303392.
Des=nt/archaeological site monitoring report/(1994). Circular enclosure. A level area at sx72858877 on the sloping hillside is suggested by slight banks (ntas). Vis=10/4/1994 (parsons) good condition (nt).
Greeves, T. + Thackray, D., 1982, Circular earthwork in the southern part of Whiddon Park (Worksheet). SDV294111.
Circular earthwork terraced into hillside in the southern part of whiddon park. Vis=2/3/1982 (greeves, t. + thackray, d. ). Circular banked earthwork terraced in to hillslope. Maximum diameter of approx 25m. A conspicuous rock is on the south west side of the site and appears to have a small "enclosure" attached to it. Traces of lynchet-like field banks are visible following the contours further downslope to the south-west. To the north some relict banks are also visible.(worksheet).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 Royal Air Force photographs.
English Heritage, 2007, Notification of scheduling (Schedule Document). SDV294112.
Circular enclosure 290m North of Great Parford. Prehistoric circular enclosure situated on a steep South-West facing slope overlooking the valley of an unnamed tributary of the River Teign. The enclosure is circa 15.2m in diameter, internally, surrounded by a bank up to 7.6m wide and 1.5m high. The enclosure is terraced into the hillside and may represent the site of a house platform.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
Oval earthwork visible on the lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV294111 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. + Thackray, D.. 1982. Circular earthwork in the southern part of Whiddon Park. Worksheet. Unknown. |
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| SDV294112 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 2007. Notification of scheduling. Notification of Addition to Schedule of Monuments. Website. |
| SDV303391 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV303392 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130400 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2021 10:55AM |
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